Living here at El Cid one sees odd things now and then. Among my favorites are the Marine exercises in the marsh behind the house. For some reason I really enjoy looking out the window and seeing very muddy cadets struggling through the muck. It’d be one thing if they …
I’ve been meaning to remove the dealer advertisement from my Commander since the day I bought it. Somehow, though, I consistently forgot about the matter unless it was pouring rain outside. It’s not that I didn’t have a great experience at Auction Direct, or that I don’t wish them well …
What’s my life like these days? Well, here’s a selection of snapshots from my life this past week: Saturday, 2:54 pm. Idly thinking about what Wednesday’s Tolkien lecture will focus on, I begin to ponder the possibility of a new philological reading for a line in The Hobbit. The idea …
I just bought Robbie Williams‘ new album. It’s been out for a few months, but somehow I missed it. It’s Brit-pop silliness, I know, but it’s honest Brit-pop silliness. And I really do enjoy his particular brand of it. I’m continually amazed that ol’ Rob has never hit it big …
I thought about Lode Runner this morning. One of the first great video games for a home computer, Lode Runner was a game I positively loved as a kid in the mid-80s. It was fast-paced but easy to learn, and the levels could be deceptively complex; I don’t know that …